The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-04-27
cleveland SAYS NO.
Sensational Statement Published by
Leading Western Democratic
Journal.
The President Will Not Under Any
Circumstances Accept Second
Term,

A special dispatch from Washington to
the So. Louis Republican gives this rather
startling information:
President Cleveland neither wishes will
accept n denomination. This will be startling
information TO the country, setting at rest the
important question of "A second term, now the
subject OF interested consideration In political
circles everywhere. The correspondent OF the
Republican has the highest possible authority
for the statement however, and it can be de 4
pended upon as strictly and entirely true. "
comes from the President himself, who made
a declaration to this effect Wednesday To
prominent Democratic Senator from one of the
Western States, who is on terms Of especial in.
timacy at the White House. The President
spoke with so much deliberate earnostness and
such studied emphasis that the Senator with
whom he was talking is certain there IL no rea-
son TO question his perfect and entire sincerity.
His manner, no less than his words, indicated
that the declaration was simply the decision OF
a firm resolution which had resulted from care
full consideration of all phases of the matter.
The President said he had not given any intima-
tion OF his feelings to the representatives OF the
press for the simple reason that he telt nothing
he might say about not wishing or being willing
TO take second term would be believed. i
hardly expect anybody to believe 1t, he said,
except my wife, but IL is so none the less.
Continuing, he added: Everything do,
secure recollection. On the contrary am count
ing tho days that remain until my release from
office, just as IL were prisoner in conhne-
ment." No man, he said, could endure the
and mental, for longer period than four years
without risk of permanent injury TO his health.
For these reasons he could not think Of a con-
tinuance Of his term beyond the four years he
has now half completed Nothing he said to
his Senatorial visitor, would persuade him to
alter this resolution, which he had deliberately
formed. He did not want a second term and he
did not believe there were any obligations OF
public duty which could require him to forego
his personal wishes
The Senator. who has repeated this signif-
cant conversation TO his friends, says that while
the President was not talking for the purpose
of getting his views about reelection before the
public, there was no intimation that he desired
Senator has spoken freely of the interview to
personal friends without any injunction Of Sc
crecy. and it is not unlikely this private dis
cussion Of the matter will eventually pro-
woke some formal and public utterance by the
President. The Senator is quite sure there
was none of the coy strategy Of the artful
politician who thinks by this device to appear
as being sought by rather than seeking the Of
flee in this disavowal OF second term ambition
by President Cleveland. He is convinced that
every word is meant for just what IL implies,
and that it will be wholly useless to plan the
next campaign on the basis Of a denomination
OF Cleveland.
The President was specific and decided In
saying he could not be induced by any possible
considerations to change his mind, that there
could be brought to bear to alter q resolution
determin ed alike by every consideration of per-
sonal comfort and happiness and by the most
conscientious regard for what could fairly be
asked OF him as patriotic servant OF the
people.